Jiminy! Can Crickets Feed Starving Populations?

Our goal is to create a nutritious protein bar made of crickets. What started out as Bumu has now become Jiminy, the same cricket farming project to empower mothers and children around the world with much-needed iron and protein. Initially, our goal was to sell bars directly to aid organizations that fed at-risk populations in developing countries. To achieve this goal, we then shifted to create a protein bar to sell in the US and donate a portion of the profits to support cricket farming in cultures that already eat insects.

Planet Forward students toured Bayer's research gardens as a part of our trip. But we happened to visit when the facility was open to everyone through an annual event called "Field Days," where they focus on communicating about agriculture to both educate and demystify the process. (Planet Forward)